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Least educated, Alabama counties · 2000

Alabama counties with the smallest share of adults 25+ holding a bachelor's degree or higher (2000 ACS). This list covers the 67 counties in Alabama that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPBACHELOR'S DEGREE OR HIGHERVS 1990

01Bibb County, ALAL22,2627.1%+50%

02Lawrence County, ALAL33,8437.5%+21%

03Bullock County, ALAL9,7807.7%−23%

04Lamar County, ALAL13,5877.8%+26%

05Clay County, ALAL14,2077.8%+8%

06Marion County, ALAL29,0978.0%+19%

07Coosa County, ALAL10,1618.0%+27%

08Hale County, ALAL15,1948.1%−9%

09DeKalb County, ALAL74,0858.3%+16%

10Winston County, ALAL23,8298.3%+54%

11Washington County, ALAL14,8228.6%+28%

12Geneva County, ALAL27,5548.7%+27%

13Walker County, ALAL65,1409.1%+27%

14Fayette County, ALAL15,8729.2%+8%

15Conecuh County, ALAL10,8999.2%+44%

16Cleburne County, ALAL15,9709.2%+41%

17Chambers County, ALAL34,2539.5%+8%

18Choctaw County, ALAL11,9049.6%+12%

19Blount County, ALAL60,1569.6%+37%

20Russell County, ALAL58,8989.7%+18%

21Franklin County, ALAL32,4499.7%+40%

22Cherokee County, ALAL26,4139.7%+45%

23Pickens County, ALAL18,2219.8%+47%

24Chilton County, ALAL47,7089.9%+33%

25Randolph County, ALAL23,16310.0%+29%

26Perry County, ALAL7,42510.0%−13%

27Wilcox County, ALAL9,66610.1%−2%

28Butler County, ALAL18,10010.4%+30%

29Jackson County, ALAL54,28110.4%+30%

30Greene County, ALAL7,06710.5%+1%

31Escambia County, ALAL36,66510.6%+39%

32Barbour County, ALAL24,60710.9%−7%

33Lowndes County, ALAL9,35911.0%+35%

34St. Clair County, ALAL98,20611.1%+31%

35Crenshaw County, ALAL13,17511.2%+33%

36Talladega County, ALAL81,60311.2%+10%

37Monroe County, ALAL18,96511.8%+9%

38Cullman County, ALAL94,00911.9%+53%

39Clarke County, ALAL22,01412.1%+12%

40Marengo County, ALAL18,31112.1%+5%

41Covington County, ALAL37,94712.2%+34%

42Sumter County, ALAL11,58812.4%+12%

43Etowah County, ALAL103,88613.4%+32%

44Marshall County, ALAL103,53713.9%+21%

45Dallas County, ALAL35,14013.9%+14%

46Dale County, ALAL49,91214.0%+4%

47Henry County, ALAL18,39414.1%+71%

48Colbert County, ALAL59,47414.1%+22%

49Tallapoosa County, ALAL40,95314.1%+23%

50Calhoun County, ALAL115,83415.2%+7%

51Elmore County, ALAL91,57716.6%+30%

52Limestone County, ALAL122,92816.9%+23%

53Autauga County, ALAL61,92018.0%+24%

54Morgan County, ALAL126,48318.4%+19%

55Houston County, ALAL110,31818.4%+23%

56Pike County, ALAL33,68818.4%+29%

57Lauderdale County, ALAL97,13518.5%+12%

58Mobile County, ALAL411,65818.6%+20%

59Macon County, ALAL18,13218.8%+4%

60Coffee County, ALAL56,95319.3%+17%

61Baldwin County, ALAL267,76123.1%+37%

62Tuscaloosa County, ALAL241,36824.0%+20%

63Jefferson County, ALAL665,74224.6%+24%

64Lee County, ALAL189,88127.9%+10%

65Montgomery County, ALAL225,89128.5%+18%

66Madison County, ALAL433,51634.3%+14%

67Shelby County, ALAL238,55236.8%+27%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS